"What if we ran away to Germany?" A short film on seeking a brighter future, on our bonds and friendships and mostly on that returning home is often the most beautiful part of our journey.

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• Name of the movie: Trying to Escape from Orphan Home
• Movie block: 9. Roots, Myths and Traditions
• Competition category: fiction (1C)
• Year of origin: 2023
• Country of origin: Czech republic
• Duration : 7.00 min
• Authors / staff:

  Teenageři z dětského domova Kašperské Hory pod vedením lektorek Barbory Chalupové (režisérka dokumentu "V síti") a Marie Magdaleny Kochové (absolventka dokumentární tvorby FAMU)

  teenagers from the Kašperské Hory children's home under the guidance of lecturers Barbara Chalupová (director of the documentary "Caught in the Net") and Maria Magdalena Kochová (graduate of documentary filmmaking at FAMU)

• Other information:

  The film was created by children between the ages of 10 and 17 of the Kašperské Hory Children's Home as part of the "Windows to the World" project.It was made between November 2022 and early February 2023.

  Authors:
  Simon (11 years) actor
  Pája (17 years old) actor screenwriter
  Andy (17 years old) actress
  Eda (11 years old) actor
  Norma (15 years old) actress
  Michal (13 years) actor scriptwriter
  Jirka (14 years old) director
  Niky (16 years) directing masks, costumes
  Pavel (13 years) cameraman
  Milan (11 years) sound engineer
  Basta (10 years) lighting designer
  Radek (14 years) sound engineer camera assistant

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